In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
converting this for use as a dust collector?

I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort of
sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?

Jason

On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 16:53:59 -0600, "Jason Quick"
wrote:

In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
converting this for use as a dust collector?

I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort of
sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?

Jason


Been done already.....

http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/DC.html

not by me, I hasten to add.

HTH
David

Check out a Fein.
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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It was somewhere outside Barstow when "Jason Quick"
wrote:

I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort
of
sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?

I doubt it. Workshop vacuums are cheap, noise is annoying.

On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 03:15:10 GMT, "rob" wrote:

Check out a Fein.


Those are very nice if you have the $$$.

It was somewhere outside Barstow when "rob" wrote:

Check out a Fein.

No thanks ! Workshop vacuums are cheap - the fact that Fein make an
overpriced one doesn't make the cheap ones disappear.

Although Fein's Multimaster is a lovely little tool.

I've got two DCs. One is a "proper" 4" chip collector (bag on top of
bag) that I only use with the thicknesser. My cyclone for dust is
powered by an Earlex workshop vacuum from Machine Mart - probably the
cheapest "dustbin" vacuum you can get in the UK. Mainly because it's a
small diameter, high pressure, high velocity blower compared to the
chip sucker, this cheapie works a cyclone far better.

See http://members.aol.com/Alamaral/DC.html

"Jason Quick" wrote in message
...
In the discussion today of whether one could home-brew a dust collection
system from a shopvac, it jogged a memory - I've got the remains of a leaf
blower/vac out in the garage, unless SWMBO has tossed it. It's reasonably
powerful, of course. Also pretty freakin' loud. Anyone thoughts on maybe
converting this for use as a dust collector?

I'd figure a new housing for the motor might be in order, plus some sort
of sound insulation, but...would it be worthwhile?

Jason